| Summary |
Tariff filing to revise tariff Schedule 10 to include the City of Bainbridge Island Utility Tax. On December 28, 2016, the company received a notification letter dated December 21, 2016 stating the City’s passage of Ordinance 2016-19 adopting a Utility Tax. The City will begin imposing a 6% utility tax on all utilities beginning January 1, 2017. The company requests a waiver of the statutory notice requirements, and an effective date of January 17, 2017. The company will apply the utility tax on water service provided starting January 17, 2017, and the tax would show on the February 17, 2017, customer statements. The company provides water service to approximately 17,450 customers served on 196 water systems located in eight counties. The proposed effective date is January 17, 2017. |
